NBA: Start the water cooler and reach the Hall of Fame

In the locker room after the game, the Tigers players were excited and surrounded Pastner.

Pastner looked around, his voice choked with sobs, "Thank you! In the end we made it to the end, we defeated one strong enemy after another, up to now, each of you is doing a great job!"

The players were infected by his emotions and spontaneously applauded.

Standing in the crowd, Li Kaiming looked at Pastner whose eyes were a little red, feeling a lot of emotion in his heart.

If Pastner hadn't led the team to March Madness, he would have been fired.

And if he himself didn't seize the opportunity to come off the bench, he would also face leaving his favorite basketball.

……

The c-usa league champion also has a trophy. At Pastner's proposal, everyone took a group photo around the trophy.

Looking at the happy faces of Pastner and his teammates, Li Kaiming knew that after Calipari left, Memphis would soon usher in a new era, and in this era, he would be the most important part of it , and teammates to create their own era.

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Tennessee, Memphis.

In the living room with a very obvious Chinese style, a middle-aged man burped, stroked his round beer belly with his left hand, picked a toothpick in his mouth with his right hand, and slowly moved to the sofa in the living room.

He skillfully turned on the TV, closed his eyes comfortably, felt the blockage from between his teeth, and at the same time used a toothpick to keep picking at those naughty shreds of meat.

Today's news is being broadcast on the TV opposite the coffee table.

"The c-usa league playoffs came to a close today in tulsa, oklahoma, with the university of memphis tigers thrashing the university of texas at el paso 78-56, according to the daily news journal Shakhtar, won the league championship this season..."

The middle-aged man moved his ears, opened his eyes suddenly, bent down and searched for the remote control for a long time, then quickly turned up the volume of the TV, and at the same time stared at the TV screen intently, as if he saw something terrible.

“在本次比赛中，孟菲斯老虎队球员34号李凯明表现优秀，他全场出战34分钟砍下40分15篮板10助攻5盖帽2抢断的全面数据，投篮命中率高达百分之70，同时他完全锁死了对位的矿工队中锋克劳德·布里顿，使后者全场共出战30分钟8投0中……”

The middle-aged man's eyes widened, he was stunned for a while, and suddenly shouted, "Honey! Come and see!"

The middle-aged woman who was cleaning up the dishes in the kitchen replied impatiently, "Washing the dishes! If you have anything to say, just tell me!"

The middle-aged man is not angry at all. After decades of married life, he has already gotten used to his wife's temper, "Come here quickly, Kaiming seems to be on TV!"

There was a sudden sound of crackling bowls and chopsticks in the kitchen, and then, a figure came out of the kitchen in a hurry. In the process of walking, she wiped her wet hands on the apron a few times, and arrived at the table in front of the coffee table. Immediately, the TV volume was turned up a few notches.

But it's actually loud enough.

On the TV, the announcer's voice continued.

"Li Kaiming has suddenly emerged in this playoffs. He made his debut against the Houston Cougars. He scored 17 points, 10 rebounds, 3 assists and 3 blocks in just half of the game. He also contributed c -The first buzzer three-point lore in the history of the USA League, against the University of Southern Mississippi Golden Eagles in the semifinals, he scored 26 points, 18 rebounds, 6 assists and 8 blocks. He is the Memphis Tigers who can enter the Crazy Three The biggest hero of the moon..."

Seeing the eloquent narration of the announcer on the TV, and the very familiar figure in the video, both of them fell silent.

The middle-aged man Sun Jianjun was surprised for a while, and then a look of surprise appeared on his face, "Hey, I said before, this kid will definitely have a future in playing basketball, you still don't believe me!"

Zheng Lan was silent, staying in the same place without moving. After a while, he managed to force a smile, "Old Sun, you said that Kaiming plays so well, how much money will he earn in the future?"

A gloating smile appeared on Sun Jianjun's face. He pretended to think for a while and said, "I heard from them that if you can enter the NBA, you can earn hundreds of thousands of dollars a year!"

Sun Lan's eyes widened, with an expression of disbelief on her face, "How can you earn so much by playing bad basketball? Old Sun, are you making fun of me? Let's open a restaurant and work hard for a year. It's only in the early [-]!"

Sun Jianjun snorted, "Believe it or not, there are people who earn tens of millions a year. I have already said that you have thrown away the domestic thinking. Now it is the 21st century, and it is not only by studying that you can make a lot of money! "

Sun Lan was about to refute, but as soon as she heard the announcer's voice on TV and that familiar name, those words that poured cold water got stuck in her throat, and she couldn't say anything.

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Charles Barkley lay on the sofa, changed into a comfortable position, then turned on his mobile phone, and began to browse the news as usual. As a special commentator of TNT, he naturally focused on basketball news.

Suddenly, a news headline caught his attention.

"The Chinese player scored 40 points in the final, but the commentator said he couldn't enter the NBA? "

The moment he saw the title, Barkley was extremely disdainful. Can he enter the NBA after scoring 40 points?That's too underestimating the NBA!Don't know where you got forty points?What if it is in a low-level league in some community?

"Hey, the current media doesn't want to improve their own level. They just think about this kind of headline all day long and spend their energy on the whole gimmick. It's really a bad world." Barkley shook his head and sighed.

However, he turned on the news subconsciously, his eyes quickly scanned the headline and the first few lines, and then his brows furrowed.

"Huh? It's actually the c-usa league finals?"

He quickly flipped down a few pages with his fingers, and then there was an expression of disbelief on his face, "Isn't this guy the player in the video on yesterday's show?"

He quickly quit the news, got up and came to the computer, turned on the computer, entered Youtubo, clicked on the sports category, and he found what he wanted without even searching.

"The Memphis Chinese genius suddenly emerged, slashing 40+10 and leading the Tigers into March Madness!" "

The top video is Li Kaiming's collection, and it is accompanied by a passionate title. This 10-minute collection has been uploaded for only half an hour, and the number of views has exceeded 10!

Barkley couldn't wait to start the highlights. Looking at the buffer logo in the center of the screen, he felt as if tens of thousands of ants were crawling in his heart.

The video finally starts, with Barkley staring at the screen, his eyes widening as time goes on, shaking his head and exclaiming, "Oh my God! This guy is so handsome! His inside skills are perfect like a work of art !"

After watching Li Kaiming's highlights, Barkley couldn't wait to share his feelings on Facebook and Twitter, he wrote in the article.

"I watched the highlights of Kaiming Li from the University of Memphis several times. This guy's performance is incredible! His inside skills and completion are the best after Tim Duncan in my opinion. I have become his fan! In my opinion, he can not only enter the NBA, but also enter the NBA with a very high pick!"